Fawn-colored Mouse vs Meadow Grass Smut

Mus cervicolor compared with Urocystis poae

Key Differences

• Fawn-colored Mouse is Least Concern while Meadow Grass Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fawn-colored Mouse	Meadow Grass Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Urocystis
Species	Mus cervicolor	Urocystis poae

Conservation Status

Fawn-colored Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Meadow Grass Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fawn-colored Mouse	Meadow Grass Smut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fawn-colored Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Meadow Grass Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Sweden.